Suzan Lamens extinguishes Kimberly Birrell 6-0 6-4 in the final in Osaka on Sunday after playing a superlative match to win her 1st career title. The match lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes. She won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in her career.
Highlights Suzan Lamens vs. Kimberly Birrell Japan Open Tennis Championships – Osaka
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Suzan scored 57 points vs. the Australian’s 34.
Lamens
Lamens served very well to win 78% of the points (21/27) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 35% points (6/17) on her second serve. Lamens was pretty good at converting 86% of the break points that she procured (6/7).
Birrell
On the other side, Birrell was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (2/4). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Lamens and Birrell is 1-0 for Suzan.
This was the maiden title for the Dutch that won her first title at the first attempt. Birrell lost the opportunity to win her title at the first attempt. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
This set was completely uneven since Suzan conceded no games to Birrell before winning the set 6-0.
The Dutch failed to serve out the set when leading 6-0 to be broken at 0.
They played 36 points. The Dutch conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Kimberly (25-11). Lamens dropped 8 points on serve (12-8
). Regarding the other side of the net, Birrell conceded 13 points on serve (3-13).Suzan clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Lamens broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
The Dutch converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 0-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Also, on the other side, Kimberly converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (2-2 0-40).
They played 56 points. Lamens conquered the set after winning 8 points more than the Australian (32-24). The Dutch dropped 10 points on serve (15-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Kimberly conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).